Norway Yearbook - 1996

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--- Population
IResident population at population censuses
Census date
Total
Population
Males
Percentage
-- Population in Population in
population in Females to
densely popu- sparsely pops-
Females densely popu- 1 000 males
lated areas1 lated areas
lated areas1
Population
densi2 per
km2
15 Aug. l769 723618 343269 380349 64747 658871 8.9 1108 2.4
1Feb. 1801 883603 420946 458074 88404 795199 10.0 1088 2.9
30April 18156 885431 .. .. 86604 798827 9.8 .. 2.9
27 Nov. 1825 1051318 511 033 540285 114198 937120 10.9 1057 3.4
29Nov. 1835 1 194827 585381 609446 129002 1 065825 10.8 1 041 3.9
31 Dec. 1845 1328471 652233 676238 206338 1122133 15.5 1037 4.3
31 Dec. 1855 1490047 729905 760142 252308 1237739 16.9 1 041 4.9
31 Dec. 1865 1 701 756 835947 865809 333485 1368271 19.6 1 036 5.5
31 Dec. 1875 1813424 885368 928056 440273 f1366627 24.4 1048 5.9
31 Dec. 1890 2000917 965911 1035006 625417 1375500 31.3 1072 6.5
3 Dec. 1900 2240032 1087603 1152429 800198 1 439834 357 1060 7.3
1 Dec. 1910 2391 782 1155673 1 236 109 921 382 1 470 400 385 1 070 7.8
1 Dec. 1920 2649775 1 290469 1359306 1200020 1449755 45.3 1053 8.6
1 Dec. 1930 2814194 1371919 1442275 1330217 1483977 47.3 1051 9.2
3 Dec. 1946 3156950 1 557278 1 599672 1581901 1 575049 50.1 1027 10.3
1 Dec. 1950 3278546 1625351 1653195 1711628 1566918 52.2 1017 10.7
1 Nov. 1960 3591 234 1 789 406 1 801 828 2052634 1 538 600 57.2 1 007 11.7
1 Nov. 1970 3874133 1 926 148 1 947985 2554913 1319220 65.9 1011 12.6
1 Nov. 1980 84091132 2027 083 2 064 049 2874990 1 200 190 70.3 1 018 13.3
3Nov.1990 64247546 2099881 2147665 3056194 1166347 72.4 1023 13.8
Agglomerations having at least 200 inhabitants and where the distance between the houses as a rule does not esceed 50 metres. Before 1845
cities ( kjøpsteder and ladesteder) are considered as densely populated areas, for 1845-1950 also agglomerations outside cities.
2Not included Svelbard and Jan Mayen.3The population figure is probably about 15 000 too ow.4Figures from new preparation of the cerisus.5Not
included Holt-Oypvàg, 4583 persons. The population figure s probably about 20 000 too low.7Present population.8lncluding
15 952 persons with no information on densely/sparsely populated areas in 1980 and 25 005 persons in 1990.
Source: Population censuses. More information: Division for Population and Education Statistics.
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